The Scarlet Letter opens tonight!

Hello!

I'm excited to report that The Scarlet Letter opens tonight at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Read my interview in yesterday's Tulsa World if you need to be enticed. Need a little something more? How about a $5 discount on your tickets! The code is "scarlet." Do you need even more?

Bam. Now THAT'S what I call hair and make-up. Check out the sexy Puritan black hanging in the background.

I hope to see some of you this weekend or next!

Discounted Scarlet Letter tickets

Hey friends!

Things have been dead quiet around here for a while, thanks in large part to my, well, large part in Theatre Tulsa's The Scarlet Letter. We open a week from Friday. Yee haw!

Are you interested in seeing the show? Then I have great news for you. Today's LivingSocial deal is half-price tickets to see the play! Check out the deal here. I've used LivingSocial before, so I can vouch for it. There are no hidden fees, and you will actually get to use your tickets without jumping through a flaming Hula Hoop.

Here are further details:

What: The Scarlet Letter by Phyllis Nagy, adapted from the book from Nathaniel Hawthorne
When: 7:30 p.m. on January 14, 15, 20, 21, and 22; 2 p.m. on January 16
Where: John H. Williams Theatre of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Costs: $16 per ticket, or $16 for two tickets if you use today's LivingSocial deal
Why: Because you'll get to see me in my first starring role! And it's a good play.

I hope to see you there!

Theatrical ambition

I did something crazy today: I mailed a headshot, résumé, and cover letter to a highly renowned, incredibly awesome theatre company. I can’t believe it. I’m unlikely to hear anything ever, but I had to take a shot. You can’t win if you never try. Now I have the bug, so it’s time to start seeking new places to submit!

When was the last time you did something crazy and/or ambitious? And do you know of any professional theatre companies that accept submissions from non-Equity actors?

Oh, and here’s a crappy scan of my headshot:
Not the world’s greatest picture of me, I don’t think, but hopefully it’s not too frightening. :)

That fairy just keeps on dying

I’m a glutton for stress, so yes, I’m in another play this weekend! This will be my third appearance in Tinkerbell is Dead, a Theatre Pops tradition since 2004. The evening of contemporary monologues features a dozen actors each performing something two pieces. Some performances will crack you up, and others will have you reaching for the tissues. It’s a fun night not to be missed, but definitely leave the kiddos at home. Several ticketholders will also win free Tinkerbell swag. Tinkerbell is Dead…Free Beer! is a one-night-only performance beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 18. Tickets are $15. Buy ‘em online, at the box office or over the phone (918-596-7111). Don’t miss it!

My other creative side

Crafting is one of my passions these days, but one I've had much longer is the theatre. I love to see and read plays, but even more, I love to be in them. I go to a few auditions throughout the year, but there really aren't that many shows done locally that have interesting characters my age. That's why I'm excited to be doing two Summer Stage shows with Theatre Pops again this year.

In 2008, I appeared in Hate Mail, a comical take on A.R. Gurney's classic Love Letters. Shortly after, I did two pieces in Tinkerbell Is Dead, which is a couple of hours of local actors performing monologues.

This year, I'll be playing Deborah in David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago, a really funny, mature one-act. Mamet is an actor's dream playwright. He writes dialogue that is clever, realistic, biting, and still open to interpretation. I'm really looking forward to the show. It will open at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center on June 11. Then on July 18, I'll be doing Tinkerbell again. I won't pick my monologues for a while yet, but I look forward to doing so. I'll give more information soon, including some of the pictures from the promo shoot I did last night.